On October 14, 1962, CIA U-2 overflights of Cuba photographed and confirmed the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles capable of reaching the United States.
Notes on verification
Well-documented Cold War event corroborated by CIA, JFK Library, National Security Archive, and State Department historical records, including declassified U-2 photographs and analysis. [tier=gold indep_score=1.0 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
Sources
- 10 Fascinating CIA Missions - CIA (seed:military_and_intelligence)
- https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/jfk-in-history/the-cuban-missile-crisis (corroboration)
- https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/index.htm (corroboration)
- https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis (corroboration)